East Central had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Connersville Spartans 6-5. That's more bragging rights for East Central, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Delaney Donawerth, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Makenna Mason, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On Connersville's side, Bre Brock was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of McKenna Lucas, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
East Central has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Connersville, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Central will challenge Lawrenceburg at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lawrenceburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so East Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Connersville, they will head out on the road to face off against Batesville at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Connersville is facing Batesville at the right time seeing as Batesville is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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